Adjustable fender skirt brace



Oct. 12, 1948. A. R. HAYES 2,

I I ADJUSTABLE FENDER SKIRT BRACE Filed March '18, 1945 v 'IIVVIEIIVTOR.

I ARTHUR- R." HAYES 'i fi 'W-" ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 12,19

"umran srn'rasrnranr orrica Arthur B. Hayes. Cambridge, Ohio Application March is, me, Serial No. assure The invention relates to an adjustable brace. and more especially to an automobile skirted fender brace.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a brace of this character, wherein it has application to the chassis frame of a motor vehicleorthe like and the skirted fender thereof, so that the skirt of such fender will not cave in or distend from normalcy or vibrate causing a rattle, thus the said fender being held in a rigid fixed position. v

' Another object of the invention is the provision of a brace of this character. wherein a fender on an automobile will be held um and the brace is susceptible of adiustment so that it will fit different sizes of fenders and can be properly set at the skirt thereof, to reinforce the,

latter and maintain it firm and secure.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a brace of this character, wherein its so construction is novel and for aspeciiic purpose, 1

and is unique in the arrangement thereof, it be :38 possessed of few parts and adjustable in rid. A still further object of the invention is the rovision of a vbrace of this character, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in purpose, strong, durable, readily and easily applied, applicable to front and rear fenders of motor vehicles, and inexpensive to manufacture and install. Y with these and other objects in view the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated inv the accomp nying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

' Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a motor vehicle with the brace constructed in accordance with the invention applied to its 1 Claim. (01.230-152) 2 in this instance it being the front fender, yet the illustration could be a rear fender.

The brace constituting the present invention. comprises a pair of. tubifoi'm rcdlike sections II and Ii respectively, which. may be of varying lengths according to the job to be performed thereby. These sections l0 and ii for a major portion of their length are straight and the section it adiustably telescopes into the section Ii, as best seen in Figure 3 of the drawing, for bridging position within the fender nB, as illustrated in Figure l. j

The section Iii is provided with a' flattened terminal ear II which is bent at an angle to such section and is formed with a clearance for a nut carrying bolt or other fastener ll, so that this ear i can be secured to the chassis frame, only a portion thereof is indicated at ll of the motor vehicle A.

The section II is formed with a flattened terminal ear II which is disposed at a proper setting to the skirted area of the fender B and has a clearance for a bolt or other like fastener ill for securing such section II to the said fender,

as may be seen in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawing.

The brace including the sections secured as stated will hold the fender firm and reinforces the skirted area thereof, the brace after adjustment of the sections forspanni-ng or bridging disposition within the fender being rendered rigid bywelding or otherwise the sections where the same telescope each other, so, that these. seetions cannot become displaced relative to each skirted fender of an automobile from the chassis thereof, said adjustable brace being secured at one end to said skirted fender, and at the other end to the chassis of said motor vehicle, and comprising a pair of tubi-form rod-like telescopically interiitted sections, which sections when adjusted in place are adapted to be welded together to provide a strong skirted fender supporting structure, the free end of one of said tubiform sections being curved. and flattened,

and provided at its flattened portion with a flattened terminal ear, said car being secured to said automobile chassis by a bolt and nut, and

- 4 the 1'00 end 01 the Othfl 0! mid gubiiiainteroda UNITED STATES PATENTS like sections being provided wit a t ne N terminal ear so disposed 11s to ermit securement 32? ir? Nov 01' m1 terminal fla ear to said filmed sa'm'za Masden Ill: on: 19, 1909 der by means of a bolt and nut. 6 991,913 Von mum May 9' ARTHUR m 1. R m) oi oi. June 14, 1921 REFERENCES CITED FOREIGN PATENTS The following references are oi." record 111 the umber Country mu v 149,689 Great Britain Oct. 27, 1921 file 01' "this patent: 

